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An Unexplainable Neglect

An unexplainable neglect

Within a year of PML-N's rule, practically all the political parties seem bent upon its exit - a fate it confronts due to its intoxication with power courtesy its majority…

Rankings

Rankings

Lately, enthusiasm over indices and ranking has mushroomed significantly, which perhaps, on the face of it, is justifiable; perceptions matter and good news should definitely be broadcast loudly. The inherent…

BJP’s Scare-mongering Over Foreign Funds

BJP’s scare-mongering over foreign funds

A journalist isn’t generally expected to comment on news in which s/he figures as an actor. But I’m compelled to do so in respect of a report by India’s Intelligence…

Innovation For Development

Innovation for development

In order for Pakistan to emerge from its present problems of massive poverty, hunger, deprivation, joblessness and foreign debt, there is no other way except to tap into our real…

Writers Of The World Unite!

Writers of the world unite!

In the midst of this chaos that engulfs us as a country and society and under the thick clouds of depression and misery that cast a heavy shadow on our…

GSP-Plus And Labour Compliance

GSP-Plus and labour compliance

Previously a beneficiary of the tariff cuts under the Generalised System of Preference, Pakistan is one of the 10 countries which have been granted the Generalised System of Preference Plus…

South China Sea Trade Routes Safe Despite Rows

South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows

Despite territorial stand-offs between China and other nations bordering the South China Sea, analysts say governments know better than to choke off the trade shipping routes that are the lifeblood…

Modi And Sharif: Corporate Prime Ministers

Modi and Sharif: Corporate prime ministers

I was in New Delhi during the weekend prior to the landmark day when all expectations and anticipations were directed at the next leader of the 1.237 billion Indians. On…